The maintenance of international security - prevention of the violent disintegration of States, G.A. res. 51/55, 51 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 109, U.N. Doc. A/51/49 (Vol. I) (1996).
The General Assembly, Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Convinced that the observance of the Charter and the principles of international law is essential for the strengthening of international peace and security, Considering the emergence of new opportunities for building a peaceful world, Mindful of the obligations of all States under the Charter, inter alia, to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, to develop friendly relations among nations and to promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion, Deeply concerned that situations that may lead to a breach of international peace are continuing in spite of the efforts of the United Nations to put an end to them and to avert such conflicts in the future, Stressing the importance of the activities of the international organizations, such as the Organization of African Unity, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Organization of American States, the Association of South-East Asian Nations, the Council of Europe, the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, with the aim of preventing the violent disintegration of States, of maintaining international peace and security and of promoting international cooperation for development, Considering that the violent disintegration of States may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security, Affirming the need for United Nations measures to help prevent the violent disintegration of States, thereby enhancing the maintenance of international peace and security and the economic and social advancement of all peoples, 1. Calls upon all States, the relevant international organizations and competent organs of the United Nations to continue to undertake measures in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations as appropriate to help to prevent the violent disintegration of States; 2. Stresses the importance of good-neighbourliness and the development of friendly relations among States to the solution of problems among States, to prevent the violent disintegration of States and to promote international cooperation in accordance with the Charter; 3. Affirms the need for strict compliance with the principle of the inviolability of international borders among States; 4. Affirms also the need for strict compliance with the principle of the territorial integrity of any State; 5. Requests all States and the relevant international organizations to communicate to the Secretary-General their views on the maintenance of international security - prevention of the violent disintegration of States; 6. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session an item entitled "The maintenance of international security - prevention of the violent disintegration of States".